is a Japanese

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player born in

Nikkō is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

she competed with the

Japan women's national field hockey team The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions. Tournament history Summer Olympics *Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2004 – 8th place *Field hockey at ...

in the

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. She also played for Japan at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shibata, Akane Living people 1988 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Japan Japanese female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games Sportspeople from Tochigi Prefecture Asian Games competitors for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese sportswomen